Packaging Industry

Optimise the design and qualify the usability of your packaging.

Reduce material costs and achieve your lean manufacturing and environmental goals.

Conform to industry standards and achieve regulatory compliance e.g. ASTM, EN, FINAT, ISBT, ISO, NFB, TAPPI.

Do you know the precise force required to:

• Twist a cap
• Tear a packet
• Pierce a foil
• Remove a cork
• Actuate a pump

Our test solutions for packaging testing applications include:

• Adhesive / peel testing of:

  • Adhesive bonds
  • Container seals
  • Labels
• Coefficient of friction testing of foil, paper and plastic films
• Compressive strength testing of cardboard
• Cork extraction and torque testing
• Dispensing pump actuation force
• Force to open / re-seal / re-open snap caps
• Force to pierce foil seals
• Measurement of "slip torque" and "bridge torque" on tamper-evident closures
• "Push-out" force of blister packs
• Release and application torque testing of:
  • Lug-style closures
  • Screw closures
• Simultaneous measurement of compression force and torque "push and twist" or "squeeze and twist" action on child-resistant closures
• Tearing strength and puncture resistance of paper, perforated board, plastic bags and shrink-wrapped plastics
• Tensile and material strength testing of:
  • Glued or heat-sealed seams on foil or plastic packaging
  • Ring-pulls and snap-caps
• Top-load testing of:
  • Bevcans
  • Cardboard and plastic containers
  • PET bottles
• "Twist-off" torque of easy-to-open Crown closures